Daily Tech Headlines

OnePlus will end operations and no longer release products in North America and Europe, Hyundai seeks full ownership of Boston Dynamics, and Google renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook. Check out the show notes here.

Stripe and Advent International Propose $53 Billion PayPal Acquisition, the U.S. Government Facilitates AI-Cybersecurity Collaboration, and a Judge Dismisses a Class-Action Lawsuit Against Apple Regarding iCloud Imagery.Link to Show Notes

LAPD Allows Flock Safety Surveillance Contract to Expire , New York Enacts One-Year Moratorium on Large Data Centers, and Microsoft Updates Windows 11 Search Box to Improve User Experience.Link to Show Notes

Meta discontinues AI tool able to pull from any public Instagram account, the European Commission will propose a three tier system for minors on social media , and Waze announces new features including a 'Less Chatty Mode'. Check out the show notes here.

Anthropic finds internal workspace J-Space inside Claude, Sony launches the IER-M500 in-ear monitors, humanoid robots conduct world-first operation on live pigs.Show Notes

Meta Faces Potential 6% Turnover Fine Following European Commission Findings on Addictive Design, Netflix Shifts Strategy to Combat Declining Engagement, and the UK Imposes Direct Regulatory Oversight on Major Cloud Providers for Financial Sector Resilience.Link to Show Notes

SpaceXAI Launches Grok 4.5 for Coding and Agentic Tasks in Partnership with Cursor, NHTSA Directs Autonomous Vehicle Developers to Resolve First Responder Interference, and Block Reaches $65 Million in Combined Settlements Over Cash App Fraud Allegations.Link to Show Notes

Meta is rolling out a mandatory smart glasses update to disable cameras when the recording light has been tampered with, CloudFlare partners with OpenAI for a research pilot, and DuckDuckGo's browser blocks YouTube ads by default. Check out the show notes here.

Supreme Court Allows Texas App Store Age Verification Law to Proceed, Samsung Shares Dip Despite Record Q2 Profits Driven by AI Demand, and Nintendo to Phase Out Switch Consoles in Europe by 2027 Due to Battery Regulations.Link to Show Notes